Win: Marvin Benard (7-5) Loss: Kennie Davis (0-3)
Save: Keith Morrissey (22)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rod Marte pitching. Bob Kline grounds out to the third baseman. Red Babcock pops out to the second baseman. Al Lundstedt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Marvin Benard pitching. Dan Barthelson flies out to the left fielder. Dunier Ibanez walks. Yasushi Makino pops out to the second baseman. Dunier Ibanez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Chuck Fulton hits a home run. Rod Trout grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hennis pops out to the first baseman. Joey Berres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Patrick Dubois singles to left field. Shuichi Taguchi singles to right field. Pete Delgado singles to center field. Patrick Dubois scores. Shuichi Taguchi advances to third on the hit. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Delgado advances to second on the play. Rod Marte grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Chief Thornton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marvin Benard strikes out. Bob Kline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Dunier Ibanez pops out to the second baseman. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Red Babcock grounds out to the third baseman. Al Lundstedt doubles to center field. Chuck Fulton flies out to the left fielder. Rod Trout strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Patrick Dubois pops out to the second baseman. Shuichi Taguchi hits a home run. Pete Delgado is hit by a pitch. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Hennis singles to left field. Joey Berres doubles to center field. Chief Thornton strikes out. Marvin Benard grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Kline grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Rod Marte flies out to the right fielder. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Dunier Ibanez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Red Babcock singles to right field. Al Lundstedt flies out to the right fielder. Red Babcock steals second. Kennie Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Chuck Fulton strikes out. Rod Trout grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Yasushi Makino grounds out to the pitcher. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Shuichi Taguchi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Hennis singles to center field. Joey Berres flies out to the left fielder. Chief Thornton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Hennis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wayne Anderson is pinch hitting for Marvin Benard. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Wayne Anderson reached on a fielding error by Dian Gonzalez. Bob Kline walks. Red Babcock walks. Chief Thornton scores. Al Lundstedt singles to right field. Wayne Anderson scores. Bob Kline is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Phenomenal Hershberger pitching. Pete Delgado walks. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Delgado advances to second on the play. Pat Morrison is pinch hitting for Kennie Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Dan Barthelson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bob Johnson pitching. Chuck Fulton flies out to the center fielder. Rod Trout flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hennis singles to right field. Joey Berres walks. Chief Thornton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Dunier Ibanez strikes out. Yasushi Makino singles to left field. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Yasushi Makino advances to second on the play. Patrick Dubois flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Terry Allison is pinch hitting for Phenomenal Hershberger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Allison flies out to the right fielder. Bob Kline singles to right field. Red Babcock singles to right field. Bob Kline aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rangel Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Red Babcock is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Lundstedt singles to left field. Bob Kline scores. Chuck Fulton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Keith Morrissey pitching. Shuichi Taguchi strikes out. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Shoji Kasai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yorelvis Barroso flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tavo Minor improves in range Tom Behrman improves in arm Tom Behrman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Zackert did not respond to coaching in control Mike Morris did not respond to coaching in endurance Jeff Collins did not respond to coaching in speed